demote; relegate
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Meanings
1 sense · 4 examplesverb
to demote; to relegate; to lower someone's job rank
formal通常用于公务、军队或企业等层级组织中，作为对工作失误或违纪的一种处分。
Tā他
yīn因
yán严
zhòng重
shī失
zhí职
ér而
bèi被
gōng公
sī司
jiàng降
zhí职
。
He was demoted by the company due to serious negligence.
Jiàng降
zhí职
diào调
dòng动
shì是
cháng常
jiàn见
de的
rén人
shì事
chǔ处
lǐ理
fāng方
shì式
。
Demotion and transfer is a common method of personnel management.
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Yóu由
yú于
yù预
suàn算
xuē削
jiǎn减
，
hǎo好
jǐ几
gè个
jīng经
lǐ理
bèi被
jiàng降
zhí职
le了
。
Due to budget cuts, several managers were demoted.
Jiàng降
zhí职
shǐ使
yòng用
shì是
duì对
dài待
fàn犯
cuò错
wù误
gàn干
bù部
de的
yī一
zhǒng种
bàn办
fǎ法
。
Demotion is one way to deal with cadres who have made mistakes.